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Dan-Li Shen, Li Wan, Xiao-Chun Zhang, Yun-Da Fang, Hua-Chun Jiang, Yuan-Cheng Wei, Li-Feng Chen, Zhi-Ming Wu, Chen-Chen Ye, Chang Pei, Han Zhou, Li Qian 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):117318. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.117318
Minireviews
Xin-Tong Ye, Chu-Ying Yu, Hao-Yu Zhao, Su-Ting Qian, Ye Huang, Qing-Sheng Liu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):116918. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.116918
Ray Salameh, Peter Samuel, Bhavya Virmani, Farah Ghobar, Lea Nohra, Marsel Khaddaj, Ranjith Kumar 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):118338. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.118338
Case Control Study
Jie Zhao, Yu Cao, Yan Xie, Xing-Hui Yu, Jun-Yan Zhang, Yang Xu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):117684. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.117684
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Yu-Chun Zhao, Jun-Ning Che, Yong-Qi Zhang, Ning-Ning Luo, Dong-Xia Wang, Zi-Jian Wang, Wen-Zhi Zhang, Juan Ma, Xin-Ping Cao, Xin Wen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):115200. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.115200
Li-Hui Wang, Xin Wu, Yu-Tong Sun, Pei-Fa Liu, Jia-Feng Wang, Yao-Qian Yuan, Hui-Kai Li, En-Qiang Linghu, Qian-Qian Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):116371. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.116371
Qiang Fu, Hui-Fen Xiang, Si-Yu Zhang, Xiao-Lan Liu, Jia-Hui Yu, Zhen-Qi Zhang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):116480. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.116480
Prospective Study
Bao-Sheng Lv, Wei Wang, Mu Jin, Yan Ma, Jia-Lu Wang, Hui Gao 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):119293. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.119293
Randomized Controlled Trial
Basic Study
Shi-Xing Wu, Paerhatijiang Abulimiti, Bo-Lin Zhang, Atigu Abuduwaili, Cheng Wang, Jian-Gang Li, Yindala Ba, Dilixiati Tuniyazi, Cheng Geng, Xin-Jian Xu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):117422. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.117422
Case Report
Hai-Bo Si, Hao-Jie Qin, Yong-Peng Wang, Fang-Fang Nie 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):115954. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.115954
Jiang-Wei Zhou, Cheng-Feng Jin, Wei-Shang Lei, Meng-Lu Zhu, Xi-Ping Yu, Wei-Hua Yu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):116138. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.116138
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